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• Identify five predictors of dementia
• Articulate the complex relationship between depression and dementia
• List types and stages of dementia with sample cognitive linguistic interventions for each
• Outline simple language and how to redirect hallucinatory and delusional moments
• Implement prevention strategies including nutritional status strengthening, screening for epilepsy, using lighting to improve sleep patterns, emotional and peer support, and building of meaningful skill sets
• Choose the proper screening tool for depression in any phase of dementia

 

Types & characteristics of dementiA

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Vascular disease or multi-infarct dementia
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Lewy bodies dementia
• Parkinson’s disease
• Crutzfeldt-Jakob disease

 

Important Predictors of Dementia

•  Depression, particularly late life onset
  • Family history
  • Impairments on cognitive linguistic testing 
  • Decreased frontal lobe activity in functional neuroimaging
  • Incidence of medical morbidity
• Insomnia
• Increased psychomotor agitation
• Reduced concentration ability
• Traumatic brain injury
• Medical conditions

 

Screening for Depression

• Geriatric Depression Scale
• Cornell Scale

 

Prevention Strategies

• Nutritional status maintenance and weight gaining strategies
• Screen for epilepsy: studies at regular intervals
• Use light to assist with sleep regularity
• Emotional support
• Building of skill sets

 

Stages & intervention strategies

• Stage 1: Normal
  • Stay brain active
• Stage 2: Normal Aged Forgetfulness
  • Mindfulness strategies
• Stage 3: Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Compensatory strategies
• Stage 4: Moderate Cognitive Decline
  • Cognitive linguistic exercises
• Stage 5: Moderately Severe Cognitive Decline
  • Caregiver training
• Stage 6: Severe Cognitive Decline 
  • Simplify language
  • Redirection
  • Touch and facial expression
• Stage 7: Very Severe Cognitive Decline
  • Proactive controls

 

Caregiver Education Strategies

• Simplify language
• Gain attention and focus
• Redirection of delusional expression and hallucinations
• Modify environment as needed and develop daily routines
• Deal with aggression
• Maximize function

 

General therapy guidelines

• Ideal living conditions
  • Dutch village: the making of more livable space
  • Architectural considerations
  • Self-contained community
  • Staff/resident interaction
• Focus interventions on the patient’s strengths
  • Repetitive tasks
• Regard the whole family system as the “patient”
• Adjust the environment to normalize for the patient
• Individualize topics for patient’s life experiences and interests
• Daily orientation tasks
• Redirection and acceptance/validation of patient’s reality

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

Continuing Education Information
This educational offering is designed to qualify for continuing education for many professionals in every state.


Materials that are included in this course could include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice for your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.


Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this educational offering. Please note, your state licensing board dictates what is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact customerservice@vyne.com or 800-397-0180.


CE information is based on 100% attendance.

Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants - Florida: Vyne Education, LLC. is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This educational offering is approved for 6 contact hours for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Illinois: Vyne Education, LLC. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This educational offering qualifies for 6 CE Credit Hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New York: Vyne Education, LLC. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This educational offering is awarded 7.2 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Arkansas: This educational offering has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6 contact hours for Physical Therapists.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Indiana: This meets the IN-PT approval under 844 IAC 6-8-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Oklahoma: This educational offering has been submitted to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision for preapproval of 6 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Pennsylvania: This educational offering has been approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy for a total of 6 contact hours of which 0 hours have been approved for Direct Access. PA Board Approval #PTCE010414.

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Social Workers

Vyne Education, LLC. provider #1005, "formerly Cross Country Education", is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (an approved provider since 1999, approved period 1/27/2018-1/27/2021). Vyne Education maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers will receive 6 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course. Licensed social workers should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Visit ASWB's website at www.aswb.org for more information.

Social Workers - Florida: Vyne Education, LLC. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This educational offering is approved for 6 continuing education credits.

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Other Professions
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Rehab Managers
• Nurses
• Activity Professionals
• Nursing Home Administrators
• Social Workers